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RSL-Arizona Academy U-16s Advance to US Soccer Development Academy's National Championships;
RSL to Gather Cream of Youth Development Crop at RSL-Arizona Academy for Weekend Training Camp;
RSL-Utah Under-17 Team Members Well Represented on Season-Ending All-State Teams
RSL-Arizona Academy U-16s Advance to US Soccer Development Academy's National Championships
Real Salt Lake would like to congratulate the RSL-Arizona Academy Under-16 and Under-18 Teams for their impressive performances at the US Soccer Development Academy Playoffs, which took place across the last week at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Both squads earned the right to head to Pizza Hut Park to participate among the top 32 teams in their respective age divisions after completing the Development Academy's regular season schedule, the U-16s as one of the SoCal Division's two automatic qualifiers after a second-place finish (11-6-1), and the U-18s (9-6-3) as the second-seed of 12 "wild card" selections with the highest points-per-game total across the 10 divisions.
Both RSL-Arizona Academy teams would finish out their three games of group play in Frisco with a berth to the Development Academy National Championships – aka "Finals Week" – on the line, but only the U-16s were able to qualify for the USSDA season's ultimate tournament, set to take place at three locations across Milwaukee, Wis., from July 9-16.
The RSL-AZ Academy U-16s began pool play last Saturday with a 4-1 win over Baltimore Bays Chelsea before settling for a 2-2 draw with Charlotte Soccer Academy the following day, setting up a winner-take-all affair with FC Westchester on Tuesday. The drama would carry through to halftime with RSL-AZ bringing just a 1-0 lead into the break, but a second half explosion would see five players combine for six goals, punctuating their ticket to Finals Week with a 7-0 thrashing. Ben Spencer would tally in all three games en route to a team-high five goals in the tournament, with seven different players scoring at least once to help the squad advance to Milwaukee.
CLICK HERE FOR FOOTAGE OF THE RSL-AZ U-16s' DECISIVE VICTORY v. FC WESTCHESTER (courtesy of Grande Sports World)
The RSL-AZ Academy U-18s got off to a bright start in their group, earning an impressive 3-0 victory over Chicago-based powerhouse Sockers FC on Friday and a 4-0 drubbing of Cal Odyssey (Fresno) on Saturday, setting up a battle of undefeateds against a fellow MLS academy opponent, the New York Red Bulls, on Monday morning. Unlike their U-16 brethren, the RSL-AZ U-18s would fall behind after 20 minutes and proved unable to catch up, as the Red Bulls would post a 3-0 victory, abruptly ending the RSL-AZ Academy U-18s' successful inaugural season in the US Soccer Development Academy.
RSL to Gather Cream of Youth Development Crop at RSL-Arizona Academy for Weekend Training Camp
For the first time in Real Salt Lake's history, members of all three branches of the RSL Youth Development umbrella – the RSL-Arizona Academy, RSL-Utah and RSL-Florida programs – will converge for a joint training camp to be held at the Grande Sports World complex in Casa Grande, Ariz., on Thursday and Friday. Three members of the RSL-Florida U-17 squad and the full 30-player RSL-Utah Under-17 Team pool will join the more than 40 full-time residents of the RSL-Arizona Academy U-16 and U-18 teams for three days of training under the watchful eyes of the RSL Technical and Youth Development staffs.
Among the RSL brass watching over the proceedings will be RSL President Bill Manning, RSL General Manager/Sr. VP of Soccer Operations Garth Lagerwey and RSL First Team Assistant/Youth Development Technical Director Miles Joseph, who will head south to Casa Grande on Friday to observe the final intra-squad scrimmages of the camp. Coaches from all three outfits – Mike Munoz (RSL-Arizona Academy), Greg Maas and Adolfo Ovalle (RSL-Utah) and Maurice Loregnard (RSL-Florida) – will be on hand to assist in the evaluation of the talent assembled, putting the youngsters through practices, scrimmages and team-building exercises in order to determine which players will create the roster for the annual adidas U-17 Cup (formerly the SUM U-17 Cup), pitting the best and brightest of MLS academy teams against each other, this year from July 25-31 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.
"Despite our previous success in the annual Under-17 tournament, choosing and coordinating a team for it proved extremely difficult because of our resources being so spread out," explained Joseph, who is in his second year of Technical Director duties for the RSL youth system. "But with the RSL-Arizona Academy now firmly established, we are able to utilize Grande Sports World's top-notch facilities to bring as many players as possible together for a camp for the first time. This weekend will not only help further our mission of instilling the 'RSL philosophy' of play into these talented youngsters, but should also provide a unique opportunity for our Technical Staff to evaluate the top players in our system against equal talent."
RSL-Utah Under-17 Team Members Well Represented on Season-Ending All-State Teams
The RSL-Utah Under-17 Team that was recently named includes plenty of accolades from this spring's 2011 UHSAA Boys Soccer campaign, with the 30-player group including 10 members of the Deseret News' All-State teams and six players that made The Salt Lake Tribune's All-State squads, highlighted by unanimous Class 3A MVP Alex Espinoza of Wasatch High School:
- MF Lucas Cawley (Viewmont H.S. / La Roca) – Deseret News & The Salt Lake Tribune Class 5A Second Team
- MF Besser Davila (Mountain View H.S. / La Roca) – Deseret News & The Salt Lake Tribune Class 4A First Team
- FW Alex Espinoza (Wasatch H.S. / La Roca) – Deseret News & The Salt Lake Tribune Class 3A Most Valuable Player and First Team selection
- MF Victor Galindo (Ben Lomond H.S. / La Roca) – The Salt Lake Tribune Class 3A First Team and Deseret News Second Team
- FW Matthew Gay (Orem H.S. / La Roca) – Deseret News & The Salt Lake Tribune Class 4A Second Team
- FW Noah Jackson (Timpview H.S. / Sparta) – Deseret News Class 4A Honorable Mention
- DF Alex Neff (Northridge H.S. / Forza FC) – Deseret News Class 5A Honorable Mention
- MF John Taylor (Davis H.S. / La Roca) – Deseret News & The Salt Lake Tribune Class 5A First Team
- MF Nicholas Thiros (Layton H.S. / La Roca) – Deseret News Class 5A Honorable Mention
- MF Justin Ward (Woods Cross H.S. / La Roca) – Deseret News Class 4A Honorable Mention
The 30-player group includes players from the top high school and club teams in the Beehive State:
- Seven members of the RSL-Utah side played in the Class 5A State Championship at Rio Tinto Stadium last month, three from champion Alta High School (Will Bagrou, Cody Maas and Marshall Miller) and four from runner-up Brighton High (Ian Bartlett, Dylan Brog, Matthew Coffey and Andrew Siddoway).
- In addition, Alex Espinoza helped his Wasatch High School squad to victory in the Class 3A championship, while Besser Davila led his Mountain View H.S. side to an appearance in the Class 4A title contest.
- Other high schools with multiple members of their teams making the RSL-Utah U-17 side include Copper Hills (2), Layton (3), Lehi (2) and Roy (2).
- Three of the area's standout club sides are main contributors to the 2011 edition of the RSL-Utah U-17s, with recent U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV Under-17 Tournament runner-up La Roca Futbol Club (Layton) leading the way with 15 representatives. In addition, Sparta United SC (Sandy) will see seven of its members suit up in Claret-and-Cobalt this summer, while Inter FC (Sandy) follows right behind with six players on the squad.
- Twelve players on this year's RSL-Utah U-17 squad are carryovers from last summer's team, including six members from the side that finished as runners up in the 2010 SUM U-17 Cup tournament – Aaron Caprio, Lucas Cawley, Eric Christensen, Alex Espinoza, Matthew Gay and John Taylor.
www.RealSaltLake.com / www.RioTintoStadium.com / www.ESPN700Sports.com


text: tmckenzie Posted July 31, 2012 I used to raise a little tobacco in the garden each year. This year a friend of mine had somebody bring him a pallet of seedlings up from KY. Gave me about half of them. I planted nearly all of them. The dry weather hurt some I could not water, but the ones I did are coming on nicely. Have pulled a pile of bottom leaves and they are drying in the distillery way up high. The humidity and heat must be prefect as they are yellowing nicely. I think when I get them all dried, I will pack them in a barrel and press them to try to make something like Perique, as when I smoke a pipe, it is one of my favorites in a blend. We shall see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites

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Wallace Wade's version of the single wing revolved around the play calling and backfield blocking of stand-out quarterback Tommy Prothro. The Tennessee native played his last college game against the Beavers before passing up the NFL draft for an assistant coaching job at Western Kentucky. He served the last two years of WWII as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant before spending eight seasons as an assistant to Harold "Red" Sanders at Vanderbilt and UCLA. In 1955 Prothro succeeded the disastrous 20-36 tenure of LaVerne Taylor in Corvallis. Like his mentors Wade and Sanders, Prothro ran the single wing, sticking with the system long after it went out of vogue elsewhere. His offenses were not imaginative but Prothro was a thoroughbred coach. His father had coached pro baseball, including a long career with the Philadelphia Phillies. He proved more capable than any Oregon State coach before or since of installing in his teams a collective ability to consistently master the fundamentals. Without upgrading the talent he inherited in
Like buses coming along in twos after near eternal delays, football success in the State of Oregon in the twentieth century is largely clustered around the 1950s. Protho's successful career Corvallis coincided with Leonard Casanova's relative fat years in Eugene. The in-state rivals have met 112 times to date with the Oregon Ducks leading 56-46-10. On Thursday December 3rd the 113th meeting will decide the Pac-10 championship and the winner will meet Ohio State in the 2010 Rose Bowl. Prior to the 2009 season the 'civil war' has provided a de facto conference championship game only once in eleven decades.
On November 23rd 1957 Prothro's Beavers headed to Eugene to face Casanova's Ducks. Both teams stood at 7-2 overall. Oregon had a game lead in the Pacific Coast Conference standings at 5-1 and had already secured at least a share of the title. Due to the Conference's prohibition on repeat bowl appearances Oregon State was ineligible for a trip to Pasadena regardless of the game's outcome. But pride, in-state bragging rights, and a conference co-championship were incentive enough -- especially to Prothro who had been on the receiving end of a 28-0 drubbing on his first trip to Eugene as a rookie head coach two years earlier.
Both teams had enjoyed offensive success all year, especially Oregon State who had scored at least twenty points in each of their eight wins and cracked the thirty point margin twice. They ran a power ground game behind text-book line play called by all-conference junior center Buzz Randall, who tragically died of leukemia shortly before what would have been his senior year in 1958. Team captain Ted Searle called plays and handled kicking duties. He was helped in the backfield by Hawaiian halfback Joe Francis and tenacious fullback Clarence 'Nub' Beamer. Nub earned his nickname from his relatively small size. At 5'10" and barely over 180lbs he was not a large fullback, but his vision and determination entrenched him in Prothro's team when he earned his first meaningful playing time in the 1957 Rose Bowl. He came off the bench as a sophomore to gain 31 yards and a score on seven carries in the Beavers' losing effort against Iowa. Beamer's success continued as a starter the following season, paving the way for an eventual NFL career. He later summed up the workman-like attitude Prothro established in Corvallis in an interview with his hometown newspaper:
"[Prothro] was a man of few words. He wasn't too much into giving pep talks… My fundamentals improved at OSU. I learned how to block and run better. He helped me get into the pros."
Blocking and running were much in evidence in Eugene for the 1957 Civil War game. The Beavers' high scoring offense literally ran into the disciplined defensive play of Casanova's Ducks. Only once all year did Oregon give up more than 13 points, and that in a 27-26 win over Stanford. The Ducks were not exactly revolutionary, but their play was at least balanced. Against State, Oregon made 109 yards on the ground and 101 through the air for fifteen first downs and a touchdown. For the era Jack Crabtree constituted a relatively prolific passer. He went 13 of 18 with a one yard TD reception by halfback Jim Shanley. In response, the Beaver's archaic single wing attack was characteristically one dimensional [though by no means ineffective]. 217 hard fought rushing yards for thirteen first downs and a three-yard score from Francis contrasted starkly with -1 net yards passing on a single completion in a whopping three attempts.
The Beavers opened the scoring with a sixty yard drive on the game's first possession, with Francis making thirty-three yards and the score. Shearle attempted to drive home the advantage with an onside kick but barely touched the ball and gave the Ducks a forty yard field to answer the score. Crabtree led Oregon to the one yard line and a fourth down before hitting Shanley for six rather than attempt a field goal. After a rapid start from two efficient and previously successful offenses the scoring dried up, replaced by a lot of bruising tackles on both sides. A seventeen yard field goal opportunity late in the third quarter offered Shearle redemption for his botched onside kick. He gladly took it, giving his team a precious 10-7 lead.
In the end, turnovers made the difference. The Beavers were not imaginative but rarely made mistakes. In contrast two of the five Crabtree passes that did not find an Oregon receiver were intercepted. More fatally still, late in the fourth quarter Oregon reached State's two-yard line and threatened an imminent go-ahead score before Shanley fumbled the ball away. With the game in the balance Nub Beamer burst through Oregon's line as Shanley plunged for the endzone. He crashed into the Duck standout and punched the ball from his flailing arm as he fell backward. Nub immediately pounced on the ball, icing both the game and a conference title. Points had been less-than-plentiful but the game had proved a thrilling one regardless.
For much of its history the Civil War has existed in the category of bitterly contested in-state rivalries of little greater significance that go largely ignored by outsiders. Mississippi's 'Egg Bowl' and the Kansas-Missouri 'Border War' are two other notable examples. Only once has this rivalry actually mattered for both contestants in the grander context of a west coast championship. Fifty-two years later this December 3rd football fans should be ready for the rivalry to provide another classic.
And it better had, because we may have to wait another half a century for a third installment.
(Sources: Ocala Star-Banner, Randall dies; News-Review, Nub Beamer; cfbdatawarehouse.com; SI, Pacific Coast Conference; New York Times, Nov 24th 1957)


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May 24, 2011
Following a successful anti-fluoride campaign in Canada, Dr. Paul Connett, Professor of Chemistry at St. Lawrence University in New York, visited the Infowars.com command center in Austin, Texas, to make appearance on the Alex Jones Show and tape "Deadly Fluoride: Hoax on the Run!"
Connett was in town to make an appearance before the Austin City Council and argue in favor of eliminating the dangerous neurotoxin from Austin's water.
Dr. Connett, who is the Executive Director of the Fluoride Action Network, is largely responsible for raising awareness to the dangers of fluoride in Canada. Earlier this year, the Calgary city council voted 10-3 to remove the toxic substance from the city's drinking water. Connett is attempting to repeat this success elsewhere in Canada as well as in Austin, Australia, and New Zealand.
During the interview with Alex Jones, Dr. Connett presented in concise fashion overwhelming evidence of the health risks posed by water and food fluoridation.
In addition to dental fluorosis, the irreversible condition caused by excessive ingestion of fluoride during the tooth forming years, numerous studies have conclusively demonstrated that fluoride is responsible for a number of serious diseases – including bone cancer, arthritis, lower thyroid function, and disruption of the pineal gland and its production of melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the onset of puberty. Alex noted studies revealing how fluoride is responsible for the early onset of puberty in girls and effeminacy in boys.
Dr. Connett also mentioned recent studies that prove fluoride's primary and sole benefit to teeth comes from topical application to the surfaces of teeth and not from ingestion through water and food. The dental research community now admits that fluoride has little effect on preventing cavities in the pits and fissures – the chewing surfaces – of teeth where the majority of tooth decay occurs. In short, there is absolutely no dental benefit, as often claimed, when fluoride is ingested.
"Deadly Fluoride: Hoax on the Run!" is an excellent primer on the numerous dangers of fluoride. It also provides an update on anti-fluoride activism and the ongoing effort to have it removed from water systems, food, and most perniciously from baby dietary products.
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We all know that both of these guys are either near the top or at the top of their respective sports – I think Rodgers is at the top, Braun is definitely top 5. And there have been a number of positive stories over the years that illustrate just how committed these guys are to the communities in which they play. But their most recent show of generosity takes the cake for me: apparently Braun and Rodgers are going to have a fundraiser at their 8-twelve restaurant in Brookfield, for the victims/families of the recent shooting at Brookfield's Azana Spa. Both Braun and Rodgers pretty consistently demonstrate a level of social awareness that is…special. We are very lucky to have guys like this as leaders of our teams. (It's not surprising that 3 Packers were listed recently in the top 10 most liked in the NFL – not only do we have top level talent on our teams, but quality human beings as well.)
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I am sure you will agree her page is just beautiful - so soft yet full of life, a really lovely layout.
Hi! My name is Cathi O'Neill, and I am an American who married an Irishman and I have been living in Ireland since 1997. I live in a beautiful village on the Shannon River with my DH of 19 years (wow, that makes me feel old!) and my two beautiful daughters, Aine (onya) 12 and Aisling (ashling) 10 who are the subject of many of my projects!!
I have always loved crafting since I was a little girl. My grandmother taught me to knit and crochet and I remember sewing Barbie doll clothes with her on her front porch! I am a knitter and quilter as well, but have recently in the last two years found cardmaking and scrapbooking, and an obsession was born!! I truly love creating and make vintage cards to sell here in our local village cafe as well as stacks of mixed media and shabby/vintage style layouts of my girls to keep and share with family! I also love to do tags, ATC and altered projects, barely a day goes by when I haven't done something crafty!!
I am currently on the design teams for Riddersholm Designs, La-La Land Crafts and challenge blog Berry71Bleu and have guest designed and designed for many wonderful companies and challenge blogs, I have been very blessed.
My blog: http://celticknotted.blogspot.com
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Thank you so much for guesting with us on ARTastic this month Cathi and sharing with us your wonderful talent and delightful work.
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Kansas. Lands in the Late New York Indian Reserve, Synopsis of the President's Proclamation No. 667
Author: Wilson, Joseph S.
Date: Sept. 10, 1860
This printed circular described the process for acquiring land in the former New York Indian Reserve in Kansas. It includes provisions for those who have pre-empted land and for land claimed by native Americans. The sale was handled by the General Land Office at Fort Scott, Kansas Territory.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Port Vault K 336.1 Un3k 1860
Item Number: 100082 Number of images: 1
Keywords: Allen County, Kansas Territory; Bourbon County, Kansas Territory; Butler County, Kansas Territory; Fort Scott, Kansas Territory; Greenwood County, Kansas Territory; Land acquisition; Land claims; New York Indian Reserve; United States. General Land Office; Wilson, Joseph S.; Woodson County, Kansas Territory
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NEWS- Cold shoulder: Martinesque frontman breaks Merle
They were crowned Next Big Thing (or at least the Next Big Red Light Thing) and rewarded with a three-week Starr Hill residency about a year ago. But as of last week, Blue Merle was about to be demoted to a fuzzy memory for all but its most ardent supporters.
Mandolin player Beau Stapleton announced the band's breakup with a message posted on their website on April 12: "This will be the last Blue Merle show. We remain close as friends and will still be collaborating on some levels, but we feel the time is right for us to pursue individual paths in music and life."
Frontman and multi-instrumentalist Luke Reynolds' dissatisfaction with the music they were making is one of the primary reasons for the split. Since he was the band's main songwriter, his detachment pretty much spelled disaster for the project.
"I wasn't satisfied with our sound," says Reynolds. "I didn't want to feel like we were married to a sound. I needed to really feel like there was an open platform to just experiment."
Oddly enough, he found that platform on the high seas. Blue Merle played on the 2006 Rock Boat cruise in January without drummer William Ellis, but it was the following month, on another musical cruise, when Reynolds really developed a taste for playing without the band.
"I didn't have a very good time playing on the Rock Boat," he says. "At that point, the band had already been speaking of moving on."
Reynolds says that the Dave Matthews and Friends Cruise, in February, clarified his vision. "So many people were sitting in, and for the first time I felt like part of a peer group," he says.
His mates on the $1,199+ three-day tour to the Bahamas included members of Ozomatli and the North Mississippi Allstars, who performed with Reynolds during his solo performances.
"It was so much fun, because I was able to call shots on the fly," he says. "All sorts of other parts of me started coming out, and I started feeling like, 'This should be happening in my own band.'"
That's when he decided to drop the bomb. It didn't go over too well with the other band members.
"They were really hurt," says Reynolds. "They were so used to me being the optimist that they were kind of scared when I said that things weren't right.
"It's one of the most intense things I've ever done. It's hard to look your friends in the eye and tell them that you think it could be creatively stronger.
"It's all good now, we're friends, but we're all still overcoming a lot– I had a couple of freak-out breakdowns that put me in counseling.
All this, of course, explains the solo tour dates Reynolds has booked, including a late-April gig at Starr Hill Music Hall in Charlottesville.
"My concept for this tour was to bring my own studio out on the road," he says. "I just want to pull from the catalog and adapt to the night," he says. "One night I'll probably play 'Burning In The Sun' on a pedal steel with a bunch of electronica going in the background, and the next night I'll play it with my thumb and an acoustic guitar, sitting on the edge of the stage with no microphone."
Reynolds just finished mastering his debut solo recording last week, a six-track EP on which he plays all the instruments. "I just wanted something really raw and stripped back," he says. "It's how I hear the first steps of a new band getting fleshed out."
Surprisingly, Red Light is still on board.
"The rest of the Blue Merle team is standing behind Lucas," says manager Randy Reed. "In a less formal way, we're looking after the other guys as long as they're still doing musical stuff, but another few months down the line it'll probably be just Lucas who's left."
This could be an interesting development, especially given the fact that Blue Merle was often slammed by critics because of Reynolds' eerie resemblance to Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin. But Reynolds says that his music isn't infused with that aesthetic anymore.
"F*ck Coldplay, man," he sighs. "I'll be really thankful when all that goes away."
If things go well, maybe Coldplay's Martin will be too scared to do a solo project of his own.
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After dipping into the classics well last week, I wanted to come back this week with something current. Something decidedly less heavy. Maybe a little more fun.
I decided on "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World".
Based on the series of graphic novels by Canadian author/artist Bryan Lee O'Malley, "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" is a unique film, full of style and charm, directed by Edgar Wright of "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" fame.
The star of our show is the nuerotic Scott Pilgrim, played by Michael Cera. Pilgrim worries about his hair, gets nervous around girls, changes his tshirts every five seconds… much like your typical, average, every day young adult. There are times when he demonstrates boatloads of confidence, and others when he's a shrinking wallflower. He shares an apartment with his gay roommate, Wallace Wells, and has a younger sister, Stacey.
Scott plays bass in the band "Sex Bob-omb" (A cross between "Bob-omb", a character from Super Mario Bros. 2 and the Flipper song "Sex Bomb"). The other two members of the trio are friends of his from high-school… the drummer also happens to be one of his ex-girlfriends. Sex Bob-omb's gigs provide the movie with much of it's music. They have an punk/indy-rock sensibility, and their performances help power the film. With music provided by Beck, Sex Bob-omb provides a sizable portion of the movie's cool.
The movie opens with Scott dating a high school girl. Her name is Knives, and she's only 17 (Scott is 22). The two of them talk, shop, and spend time playing video games, but at this point it's still totally innocent. Scott seems to be merely enjoying her infatuation with him. It doesn't stop his drummer from ragging on him about their age difference, however. The rest of the band (Scott has an understudy in the form of "Young" Neal) is happy to accept her, though, as she's the band's biggest fan.
After dreaming of a girl on roller-skates, however, Scott begins to lose interest… You see, even though he dreamt of her first, she's an actual person.
Scott actually gets to meet the literal "girl of his dreams".
He just glimpses her in a library at first, but later runs into her at a party. Throwing caution to the wind, he nervously approaches her and awkwardly makes small talk.
She's unimpressed.
"I'll leave you alone forever now…"
Pilgrim is undeterred. He asks around and learns that her name is Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and that she works as a delivery-girl. He places an order just so that he can see her again. He manages to convince her to go out with him (she agrees so he'll finally sign for his package and she can leave) and the two actually hit it off. They wind up sleeping together (actually sleeping) and soon are officially dating.
Of course, Scott still needs to break up with Knives, but he has bigger problems than that…
It's revealed that if Scott wants to continue dating Ramona, he will need to defeat her "Seven Evil Exes".
A different ex of Ramona's attacks him at every turn. They've actually banded together now to form a league.
Each of the "Exes" attacks differently, creating a string of unique battle scenes. Matthew Patel (Satya Bhabha) sings and dances, Bollywood style. Lucas Lee (Chris Evans) sends a horde of his stunt doubles. Todd Ingram (Brandon Routh) has mystic powers due to his Veganism… resulting in a sci-fi battle complete with telekinetic powers and Men In Black type police. Roxanne Richter (Mae Whitman) brings weapons into play, in a scene that's "Kill Bill" meets Bugs Bunny. The Katayanagi twins engage in a battle of the bands against Sex Bob-omb, summoning constructs which battle each other above the crowd. The ultimate battle against the head of the league, Gideon Graves (Jason Schwartzman) takes place on an elevated platform with flaming swords, calling Star Wars to mind.
Each battle has a different feel, different inspirations, and different action. It keeps the movie changing and varied and interesting throughout. The battles defy gravity, with the participants speeding at each other and leaping through the air, throwing martial arts combos and super-powered punches. Video game scores and effects flash, and defeated villains burst into showers of coins.
The string of battles that Scott endures lead to the final, epic confrontation between him and the leader of the League of Evil Exes, Gideon Graves. Graves, in addition to being the most powerful ex, and the founder of the league, is a club owner and record exec who has offered Sex Bob-omb a contract. They (with Neal replacing Scott) play for him now. In order to defeat Graves, Scott will need to untangle the relationship mess between himself, Ramona and Knives, win back the support of his band, and confront his own, inner demon.
Director Edgar Wright has crafted an ingenious film that's perfect for its time (which is still NOW, seeing as it's less than two years old).
It's not just the fighting scenes keeping the movie invigorated and full of style… the entire movie is shot in a frenetic, ADHD style. It changes settings, opponents, and supporting playes as frequently as Scott changes his t-shirts. It constantly interjects exclamatory graphics lifted straight out of 8-bit video games. KO! Written sound effects, sliding split screens, text overlays, background images, superimposed graphics, sudden voiceovers, and even cartoons. The movie also juggles and mixes genres. At times it's a romance, at others, an action film. But it's also a comedy with touches of sci-fi and a dash of Bollywood tossed in for good measure.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" is a movie that feels completely unique and original. It's funny, fun, fast paced, and highly entertaining. It takes all of the angst and drama involved in teen relationships and makes an action comedy out of it. The movie is loaded with excellent music, most of it woven directly into the narrative. It's a visually fascinating movie, using video game and television conventions at will. It's a genre bending mashup for the smart phone generation, where the lines between video games, movies and music are blurred.
It was a disappointment at the box office, but quickly found an audience on DVD and Blu and it's already considered a "Cult Classic".
It's definitely a "Movie That Everyone Should See".


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In the movie "Desk Set" starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy there is an iconic scene at the office Christmas party. Ms. Hepburn works for a broadcasting company and it is clear that "everything goes" on Christmas as long as the doors stay open. There is free-flowing champagne, crazy Christmas carols and snuggling in the boss' office chair. This scene captures every cliché that strikes terror into the hearts of human resources and risk managers. But, like the Grinch, you can't stop Christmas from coming, it's here. There are several areas where you might want to think about the risk your holiday festivities could cause.


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July 9, 2007 -- Meditation is increasingly popular as a complementary treatment for high blood pressure, heart disease, and other health conditions, but its therapeutic value remains unproven, researchers say.
That is the finding from one of the largest and most comprehensive reviews of the research on meditation and health ever conducted.
Investigators from the University of Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center analyzed 813 English-language studies designed to assess the impact of meditation on health problems. They found that the three most studied health conditions were high blood pressure, heart disease, and substance abuse. Other conditions that had been studied included fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety disorders, chronic pain, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.
They concluded the studies were not of high enough quality to prove or disprove the value of meditation as a therapeutic treatment.
"There is an enormous amount of interest in using meditation as a form of therapy to cope with a variety of modern-day health problems, especially hypertension, stress, and chronic pain, but the majority of evidence that seems to support this notion is anecdotal, or it comes from poor-quality studies," researchers Maria Ospina, MSc, and Kenneth Bond, MA, note in a news release.
Meditation and Health
Their report, titled "Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research," was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Bond, Ospina, and colleagues identified meditation techniques, which they placed in five broad categories for the purposes of their review: meditation involving a mantra (including transcendental meditation and relaxation response), mindfulness meditation (including Zen Buddhist practice), and the breathing and movement disciplines yoga, tai chi, and qi gong.
They looked at studies published from 1956 to 2005. Most of the meditation studies included in the review were conducted in Western countries, and about half were published within the last 15 years.
Although more than 800 studies were included in the initial review, most were not of rigorous enough design to prove a therapeutic benefit for meditation, the researchers concluded.
"We can't really draw firm conclusions about the effectiveness of any of these treatments," Bond tells WebMD.
And since few of the studies compared meditation practices head to head, there is little to suggest that one technique is better than another for treating these or other health conditions, Bond says.
Future Meditation Research
The researchers conclude that firm conclusions on the therapeutic benefits of meditation will only be possible if future studies are more rigorously designed and more carefully carried out and reported than past studies.
In the meantime, patients who turn to meditation to lower their blood pressure, relieve stress, or treat any other health condition are basically on their own when deciding which practice to choose, Bond says.
"It really is a question of personal preference and individual experience at this point," he says. "The scientific evidence just isn't there to help people make the decision about what to practice."


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Public Access is an art project produced by David Horvitz in late December 2010 and early January 2011. For roughly two weeks, he drove along California's coast from the Mexican border up through the Oregon border. Along the way, he stopped and took pictures of himself looking out at the beach and other scenic vantage points, his stance recalling the iconic romantic painting Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich from 1818 and Bas Jan Ader's 1971 Farewell to Faraway Friends. He then uploaded these photographs to the Wikipedia entries for these locations, adding new images or replacing existent images. This action produced a flurry of discussion amongst the Wikipedia community, as its members tried to figure out his identity and the purpose of the photos. Many of the original photos were cropped or deleted entirely. This post assembles documentation from Public Access. Graphic designer Eric Nylund has created a PDF publication for the project, which includes a text written by Ed Steck. This text and many of the photos taken for Public Access are now on view in the exhibit "As Yet Untitled: Artists and Writers in Collaboration" at SF Camerawork in San Francisco.
Something Fishy on Pelican State Beach
New Media, New Modes: On "Rethinking Curating: Art after New Media"
Humorous and surprising, smart and provocative, Rethinking Curating: Art after New Media (MIT Press, 2010) jumps from opposing viewpoints to opposing personalities, from one arts trajectory to another. The entire book is a dialectic exercise: none of its problems or theories are solved or concluded, but are rather complicated through revelations around their origins, arguments and appropriations. Overall, the book adopts the collaborative style and hyperlinked approach of the media and practice it purports to rethink. In other words, it is not just the content of the book that asks us to rethink curating, but the reading itself; by the end, we are forced to digest and internalize the consistently problematized behaviors of the "media formerly known as new."
Click Through This
Hypertext fiction was proclaimed at its inception as the literary genre of the future, but now it already feels like a relic of the past. Ironically, nineteen years after a software company published the first hypertext story, Michael Joyce's Afternoon, fast internet connections and popular reference sites have made habits of fragmentary, non-linear reading common enough to prepare a wide audience for tackling hypertext fiction (who clicked on the link above before finishing this sentence?), but hardly any artists and writers are making serious attempts at it. Becket Bowes is one exception. His project [sic]ipedia, conceived for and developed during SculptureCenter's "In Practice" program, takes the form of an evocative description of an arcane curio cabinet, with backstories of the items it contains.
Bowes' installation in the back of SculptureCenter's basement was composed of those items—two Ships of Theseus, a Comfortable Chair, a simulation of Alan Turing's death mask and a model of his bust spinning on a computer monitor, to name a few. [sic]ipedia began as a simple site, with a gray sphere and blank prompt in a stripped-down variation on Wikipedia's home page. But over the course of the "In Practice" exhibition's run at SculptureCenter, Bowes gathered his friends—members of the Social Isolate Club, or SIC—inside his installation, to talk out the histories and significance of the objects there. At each meeting, Bowes would take notes in composition books, and then convert the notes into pages on [sic]ipedia. Taken together, [sic]ipedia (the web site) and Social Isolate Club (the installation) suggested parallels between reading hypertext and viewing an installation: both give the viewer a degree of autonomy in ...
Wikipedia Art
Nathaniel Stern and Scott Kildall "Wikipedia Art" project, which was deleted by Wikipedia users soon after it went live, was intended as an artistic intervention in the open yet closely regulated space of Wikipedia. Considering the context, it is unsurprising that the project was so short-lived. In the artist's statement, Kildall and Stern claim that the work "MUST BE written about extensively both on- and off-line" and, indeed, it did generate ample debate. Check the Rhizome Discussion board for a conversation related to the function of truth on Wikipedia, as well as the discussion section for the Wikipedia Art entry itself, where users consider the place of an art project of this type within Wikipedia.
The Shape of Things to Come
"We are living in interesting times," science fiction author Charles Stross observed on his blog last week. "In fact, they're so interesting that it is not currently possible to write near-future SF." The makers of Superstruct, a new project created by the Institute for the Future, would disagree. The IFTF has launched what they're calling "the world's first massively multiplayer forecasting game;" in it, players are asked to imagine themselves ten years from now, then flesh out the details of that near-future world through posts to a wiki, discussion forums, Facebook, Superstruct's own site, and elsewhere. But players won't be creating this collective vision of tomorrow from scratch: the game provides a core set of hot-button issues that need to be addressed in 2019 -- couched as reports from the Global Extinction Awareness System -- which include a growing pandemic, the immanent collapse of the world's food supplies, power struggles over energy sources, and the "diaspora of diasporas" of displaced masses. Using a speculative fiction to ask thousands of users to cobble together potentially useful solutions to very real problems, Superstruct can be seen as an online variant of alternative reality gaming, juiced up with elements of crowdsourcing, prediction markets and the collaborative authorship of expanded universes. The very premise of this new mutation in science fiction writing says a great deal about what we think about our own life now in these interesting times: the future is not so much a brave new world to be explored, but a complex problem to be solved. - Ed Halter
Interview with Sarah Cook
Sarah Cook kindly took a moment to speak to me this week about the exhibition she curated, "Untethered", which opens tonight at Eyebeam in New York. The group exhibition, which takes the form of a sculpture garden and explores "everyday objects deprogrammed of their original function, embedded with new intelligence, and transformed into surrealist and surprising readymades", includes 15 artists, many of whom are current or former Eyebeam fellows or residents. "Untethered" will remain up through October 25th. - Ceci Moss
Ceci Moss: How did you first begin working on "Untethered"?
Sarah Cook: Preamble: I am an inaugural curatorial fellow at Eyebeam through my work with CRUMB (Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss). My position was enabled by a three-year grant received by CRUMB, which allows me to use Eyebeam as a site for research into curating new media art, the question of how collaboration works through international networks, and how curators can work in lab environments. I arrived in New York in April; before that Amanda McDonald Crowley and I had been discussing whether I should take advantage of an opportunity to curate an exhibition as part of the Fall program as one way to put my research into practice, given that exhibition practice is my strength. Eyebeam was interested in challenging that and allowing me, through my fellowship, to think about curating in a different way.
Together with Liz Slagus, Director of Education and Public Programs at Eyebeam, I visited with all of Eyebeam's resident artists and fellows (I had participated in the juries which had selected them) and got to know what they were working on in the labs. At the same time, I tried to learn about Eyebeam's exhibition history, its use of its ...
Raising the Bar in Singapore
Every two years, the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) lands in a different world city, drawing thousands of new media scholars and artists together and engaging the local community. Two rounds ago, in 2004, ISEA started on a cruise ship that sailed (ok, partied) from Helsinki to Stockholm before delivering participants in Tallin, Estonia. In 2006 ISEA came to San Jose, California, where it both gelled and collided with the Silicon Valley scene, inaugurating the annual Zero1 festival. This year the events leapt across the Pacific to Singapore, a small country with a huge media culture. From July 25th-August 3rd, the "world's premier media arts event for the critical discussion and showcase of creative productions applying new technologies in interactive and digital media" will present a range of exhibitions and public programs on five official themes: Locating media, Wiki Wiki, Ludic Interfaces, Reality Jam, and Border Transmissions. The panels and keynotes within this theme--delivered by many of the biggest names in the field--consider the current state of new media production and reception, and cast an eye toward the role of Pacific Rim participants in driving this field. A cornerstone of the festival is the main exhibition, installed at the National Museum of Singapore and called simply "ISEA2008 Juried Exhibition." This year's show provides a glimpse into contemporary media art practices not only in the work selected, but in the process of it's organization. The exhibit includes sixteen artworks, many of which were made by international collaborative teams, that were curated via a competitive open call. The selected artists were invited to Singapore for residencies, where they began to flesh-out their ideas and work in new media, technology, and science labs on the campus of the National University of Singapore. The result is a collection of works ...
Search Terms
Artist Paul Klee once described drawing as "taking a line for a walk," though he could have just as easily been referring to ASDF's A Wikipedia Reader (2008). Assuming two forms - a limited-edition printed book and open-edition .PDF - this project stems from ASDF co-organizer David Horvitz's invitation to a handful of predominantly Los Angeles-based artists to play a "small game" with Wikipedia's navigational structure. The advent of digital information systems, Horvitz argues in the project's introduction, has made heretofore standard methods of categorization "almost irrelevant." Indeed, a virtual user's mode of accessing information relies upon the contingencies of a given search, a vastly less hierarchical mode of navigation that broadens the associative potential of a topic, instead of whittling it down. Horvitz invited eleven collaborators, such as Uta Barth, Laurel Nakadate, and Emilie Halpern, to choose topics reflective of their artistic interests and document their paths through related links. What ensues are relatively straightforward yet frequently lyrical journeys into the web�s collective memory hub, as Barth travels from "Dusk" to "Dawn" and, eventually, reaches "Polar Night"; Halpern grazes "FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" and "Fibonacci" in a search that originated with "Esperanto"; and Horvitz, in a rather appropriate summation of the project's enterprise, encounters "Dérive" and "Flâneur" on a stroll that began with "Boredom" and ends with "Balloon Mail." Given the amount of time we spend in the virtual sphere, it's fitting that ASDF would deploy the methods of Situationists and psychogeographers to generate a permanent archive of a specific moment, topography and state of knowledge that, by the nature of Wikipedia, will continue to change and evolve. - Tyler Coburn


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Students enrolled at Parsons Paris develop creative and critical thinking skills and apply them to challenges including environmental and economic sustainability and social concerns. Parsons' network of interconnected design laboratories enables students to explore global phenomena at a number of sites and scales of engagement in on-campus research and initiatives with international partners that focus on urban life in Paris, New York, and elsewhere.
Located in one of the most vibrant creative economies in the world, the program takes full advantage of Paris, offering extraordinary educational, cultural, and professional opportunities for the growing number of students who seek a range of experience in art, design,
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The Parsons Paris curriculum provides students with the tools to master a single discipline while helping them develop skills relevant to a range of fields. The practical knowledge Parsons students acquire and the methods of collaboration and inquiry they learn can be applied in a variety of contexts. The curricula offer opportunities for cross-disciplinary study and foster connections between the classroom and the urban environment. As in Parsons New York, in Paris the approach to learning reflects a tradition of challenging convention, anticipating trends, and improving the world—a tradition embodied by Parsons alumni, who create art and design that matters.
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Cameron Lewis at the Toronto Small Business Network meetup
Posted on October 9th, 2012 by Sacha Chua
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The Toronto Public Library hosts monthly small business networking meetups at the Toronto Reference Library. Entrepreneurs share their stories and lessons learned. I like taking sketchnotes, so here they are! Click on the image for a larger version, and feel free to share with attribution.


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The Scout Programs of Adventure Scouts USA encourage our Scouts to have a spiritual approach to life. We provide the leadership to support the growth and character development of our co-ed membership and the greater community. We accomplish this by providing contemporary skill-oriented activities that enrich individuals on a non-discriminatory basis. We put principles of mutual respect into practice through FUN social activities, enhancing character as instilled by parents, personal achievement, learning by doing, and related educational programs promoting good character in our members and the greater community.
We enable our Scouts to understand and live their life by the six pillars of CHARACTER COUNTS!, and we expect our Scouts to be as good as their word.
Our teams may be sponsored by Muslim temples and organizations. Our Team Sponsors are those who work for the benefit of youth. Through a yearly renewable agreement, Team Sponsors use our Scout Programs as part of their effort to benefit the youth in their congregation and other youth in the community. Team Sponsors may control program content, membership in their team, and religious responsibilities.
Together, the Scout Programs of Adventure Scouts USA along with Muslim Temples and organizations can increase participation by Muslim families, and strengthen Muslim values through character education, and a sense of belonging.
We welcome Muslim Scouts and members and enable fulfillment of their religious responsibilities.
We assist our Muslim Scouts and members to integrate their faith into everyday life and help families to share their faith on their child's journey of faith.
Ideals such as charity, known as zakat, are very important to Muslims, as is sadaqat, both of which are performed by believers who give to others for the common good of society. Sadaqat, the embodiment of a good deed which everyone can perform, is similarly something our Scouts value. Good deeds are the essence of being a Scout in the Scout Programs of Adventure Scouts USA. Our Scouts also take part in service to the greater community. Our Scouts regularly adopt comprehensive projects of service which they choose, organize, and lead. Our highest award, the Challenger Award, is a comprehensive undertaking which results in a substantial change for their communities, and must be sustainable without them.
Our Scouts are brothers and sisters to all other Scouts and bring a sense of brotherhood to their teams and communities. The concept of charity in Islam is directly linked to justice, such as it recognizes that every human being has the right to the fullness of life. Our Scouts make their contribution to issues near to their hearts, such as eliminating homelessness and eradicating hunger and poverty.
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10 new Hong Kong hotels for every type of traveler
It's tempting when traveling to Hong Kong to book the same hotel you stayed in on your last trip to the city -- and maybe even the visit before that.
After all, when it comes to hotels, most of us do what we can to minimize surprises.
But before you give "old reliable" another night, you might do well to consider 10 newly opened Hong Kong hotels -- or ones that are coming soon.
One of them might convince you to try something new.
For design aficionados: Mira Moon
If a Chinese moon goddess teamed up with Lady Gaga to build a hotel, the result might look like the Miramar Group's second Hong Kong property, Mira Moon.
Marcel Wanders (dubbed the Lady Gaga of the design world by the New York Times) and international property design firm yoo are the masterminds behind the hotel's whimsical design.
Brimming with Chinese culture and tradition, Mira Moon was inspired by the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival's fairy tale about the immortal Moon Goddess.
Guests are surrounded by antique Chinese fabrics and prints, peony flower wall details and staff wearing "Moon's fashion collection" -- the hotel's version of a uniform.
Mira Moon, which plans to open in August 2013, will have 91 rooms ranging from 221 square feet to a 1,247-square-feet penthouse suite on the 36th floor.
Mira Moon is expected to open in August; 388 Jaffe Road, Wanchai; from HK$2,600 ($335)/night
For families: Auberge Discovery Bay
It's not exactly El Nido, but Auberge claims fame for being Hong Kong's very first resort.
Sitting in Discovery Bay, Lantau Island -- where there's plenty of green space and no cars (just shuttle buses) -- it's great for families and nature lovers.
The resort has 325 rooms and all things fancy: an al fresco dining area with an oceanfront terrace, a European tall ship, a glass chapel and a horse carriage to get you there.
All oceanfront rooms and suites feature sunken baths and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Auberge is a 30-minute ferry ride from Hong Kong's top nightlife strip, Lan Kwai Fong. Ferries run round the clock so there's no fear of missing the last boat.
Auberge Discovery Bay Hong Kong, 88 Siena Ave., Discovery Bay Lantau Island; +852 2295 8288; from HK$1,090 ($141)/night
For thrill-seekers: Hotel Indigo Hong Kong
Hotel Indigo's glass-bottom infinity pool on the 29th floor has attracted a lot of attention since opening in May. Next time you're in Wanchai, look up and you might see a person seemingly swimming in mid-air.
Hotel Indigo was awarded the Best Hotel Architecture Hong Kong prize at the 2013 Asia Pacific Hotel Awards.
The facade of this newbie -- located next to the Star Street Precinct, one of Hong Kong's hippest districts -- resembles a dragon wrapping itself around the building, with a glowing pearl (the pool) in its mouth.
Interiors and furniture were inspired by the neighborhood.
Hotel Indigo Hong Kong, 242 To 246 Queen's Road East, Wanchai; +852 3926 3888; from HK$2,300 ($297)/night
For those who appreciate the little details: V Wanchai2
You might not be familiar with Edge Design Institute Ltd, the group that created V Wanchai2's interior spaces. But you may be familiar with the home of one of its chief designers, Gary Chang. Or at least the viral video of his cramped little flat that has 24 rooms.
There aren't any moving walls to play around with in this hotel, but guests get a fusion of chic European and Chinese designs. For instance, the lattice in the lobby is made from 250 abacuses.
Its garden terrace offers complimentary happy hour cocktails.
Other features included in the room price include drinks, WiFi, a fitness room (near the hotel) and access to the hotel's DVD library.
V Wanchai2 Hotel, 180 Jaffe Road, Wanchai; +852 3602 2388; from HK$1,380 ($178)/night
For flashpackers: Pentahotel Hong Kong, Kowloon
Following the openings of properties in Shanghai and Beijing, this Europe-based hotel brand will expand its footprint to East Kowloon in Hong Kong this summer.
The 695-room hotel is targeted at high-end backpackers. Designed by Shanghai-based Neri & Hu, the hotel is contemporary and rustic, resembling a New York loft.
The hotel's first floor features the hip pentalounge, a signature common space for guests found in every Pentahotel. There's also an outdoor pool and gym.
Apart from WiFi, Wii, billards and board games included in the price of the room, the pentalounge houses an upscale version of Hong Kong's wet markets that serves local street foods.
Pentahotel Hong Kong, Kowloon is expected to open in August;19 Luk Hop St., Kowloon; rates TBA
For business travelers: Courtyard Hong Kong Shatin
Sitting in an atypical location in the New Territories, this hotel makes up for its locational disadvantage with abundant light, tranquility, an open river view and spacious interiors.
With 539 rooms, it's the second largest Courtyard in the brand's portfolio.
The business hotel also has a restaurant, MoMo Café, serving international cuisine and buffets.
There's WiFi throughout all public areas, a 24-hour gym, outdoor swimming pool and business center.
As with many other Marriott hotels, Courtyard by Marriot also has the newest Goboard, a virtual concierge on a 55-inch touch screen offering up-to-date local information. Guests can sync information on local events, transportation tips and maps with their mobile.
Courtyard Hong Kong Sha Tin, 1 On Ping St., Sha Tin New Territories; +852 3940 8888; from HK$1,480 ($190)/night
For urban explorers: Ovolo
"Been there. Done that."
If that's your least favorite travel catch phrase, one of Ovolo's two new Hong Kong hotels might be worth a look.
Prior to the extension of the subway line to the south of Hong Kong Island, this community of fishermen was untouched by Hong Kong's urban vibe (with the exception of Ocean Park).
Due to open this summer, Ovolo in Aberdeen sits by the sea in an area full of fresh seafood and with a traditional floating village.
Ovolo Southside in Wong Chuk Hang, on the other hand, is Hong Kong's first hotel to have been fully converted from a warehouse. It's set to open near the end of the year.
Ovolo in Aberdeen is expected to open in August; 100 Shek Pai Wan Road, Aberdeen; +852 2165 1000; from HK$2,500 ($322)
Ovolo Southside is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2013; 66 Wong Chuk Hang Road; rates TBA
For action lovers: Hotel Pennington by Rhombus
The down-to-earth version of its Rhombus sister hotels, some might be disappointed that Hotel Pennington doesn't have a hot nightclub like the Azure in Hotel LKF by Rhombus. But with its location in the middle of Causeway Bay, it doesn't need one.
A short walk from the Happy Valley racecourse, shopping and trendy hipster districts, this hotel is perfect for those who love being in the middle of the action.
Hotel Pennington by Rhombus is expected to open in the third quarter in 2013; 13 Pennington St., Causeway Bay; +852 3970 0688; rates TBA
For the budget-conscious: OZO Wesley Hong Kong
If your only hotel wishes are to get a good night's sleep and have connectivity included in your room rate, OZO Wesley Hong Kong is a solid bet.
From the company behind the luxury Saffron hotels and resorts and upscale Amari hotels, ONYX Hospitality Group has made the move into no-frills accommodation.
By keeping facilities simple and practical, Ozo aims to offer value for budget travelers.
With 251 guest rooms, the hotel features WiFi included in room rates, a contemporary Chinese restaurant, meeting space and fitness center.
OZO Wesley Hong Kong, 22 Hennessy Road, Wanchai; +852 2292 3000; from HK$1,100 ($142)/night
For backpackers: YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel
YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel offers a look at an increasingly rare side of Hong Kong.
Being the last remaining building in the first public housing estate in Hong Kong, Mei Ho House is set to be the city's most buzzed about hostel when renovated later this year.
Original designs from the 1950s include the "Mei Ho House" lettering on the facade and an H-shaped architectural layout.
The hostel will have 129 rooms, an exhibition highlighting the Heritage of Mei Ho House, a cafe, convenience store, self-catering kitchen and laundry.
YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2013; Block 41, Shek Kip Mei Estate, Sham Shui Po; +852 2788 1638; rates TBA


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The America's Cup came to San Francisco with a trumpet fanfare and soaring expectations.
The Embarcadero waterfront would be transformed and finally developed. Up to 10 sailing teams would skim across the bay for the right to challenge for the Cup. Hundreds of thousands of people would attend an event that would create jobs, stimulate the local economy, and cost the city virtually nothing.
OK, that was fun. Now here's the reality.
The waterfront will get a bit of a sprucing up, and the black hole known as Piers 30-32 will be shored up to extend their useful life another 15 to 20 years. There will be more like five sailing teams. And not only is the Cup not yet generating thousands of jobs, the America's Cup Event Authority is cutting staff to save money. And frankly, we're not sure how many spectators will show up, but the current thinking is to revise the numbers down.
Stephen Barclay, interim CEO of the event authority, says 28 employees were laid off Friday, but that only makes sense as we transition to America's Cup Lite.
"We now know the deal," he said. "It means we have a reduced footprint and we will pay more but earn less. It therefore gives us the opportunity to organize ourselves accordingly."
Quite frankly, that's just fine.
This may be a downsize from the original extravaganza, but it will still be an awesome event in the perfect spot. I continue to think that even people who don't know a spinnaker from an anchor will find these races unexpectedly compelling. It will be a showcase for the city and the bay, and I will be extremely surprised if it isn't a killer event.
There will be inevitable doomsayers as the expectations are downsized, but other than learning a good lesson about promising too much too soon, I don't see this as a problem.
For starters, good for the city, the port and Cup organizers to reach a compromise for the repairs to Piers 30-32. The big, flat eyesore has been used as a parking lot, and there were high hopes of spending nearly $100 million to completely redo the pier and begin large-scale development.
When that deal fell apart amid inflated expenses, concerns about development and deadline pressure, Supervisors Mark Farrell and some newspaper columnists howled at the lost opportunity. The city, we complained, lost an opportunity to build something modern and cool on that asphalt wasteland and ruined the Cup's plans too.
The idea was to stage the teams there, right in the middle of the waterfront, so spectators could come check out the boats. Organizers compared it to getting a pass to the pits at a NASCAR race. Without improvements to the piers, the boats were going to be pushed way down around the corner to Pier 80.
And to the credit of both sides, that's when a compromise was reached.
"The costs (to completely redo the piers) ballooned from $10 million to around $92 million," said Aaron Peskin, former Board of Supervisors president and influential critic of development. "We said you don't have to do the platinum, Cadillac deal."
Instead, a more modest revision will be done, shoring up the piers and making them usable for the team staging areas. Putting the boats there will be a huge improvement, consolidating the Cup venues in the same general area.
"It is far different and on a smaller scale than what might have been," says Farrell. "But I am excited that we are going to do something."
And now that expectations have been toned down, we can stop looking at this as a transformative real estate event or an economic boondoggle, and just see it for what it is – a boat race.
As for being ready, we've taken the liberty of already filling the bay with water. So our part is essentially done. Bring on the boats.
C.W. Nevius is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His columns appear Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Twitter: @cwnevius. email@example.com


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Dr. Hsueh-Chia Chang, a distinguished professor at the University of Notre Dame, is working on using microfluidic technology in order to create a hand held device that can quickly detect pathogens in blood and toxins in food and water.
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One integral part of delivering a comprehensive, fully integrated workspace experience is the Citrix Workspace app. As showcased at Citrix Synergy, Citrix Workspace app is the gateway to unlocking the full potential of the Citrix Workspace. A digital workspace that requires a completely integrated user experience, aimed at improving productivity for the end-user without compromising security. Citrix Workspace app works in conjunction with the Citrix Cloud Workspace platform to deliver an integrated secure digital workspace experience across any device.
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Will Coven be the creepiest American Horror Story yet? Based on the title sequence, it seems likely.
Creator Ryan Murphy tweeted out the show's opening credits Thursday with the caption, "Here it is! The sexy scary main title for AHS: Coven. Can you spot the clues?"
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The gory black-and-white imagery features possible Ku Klux Klan members, a voodoo doll, a little blood and animals. Lots of animals.
American Horror Story: Coven stars Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and others, including Angela Bassett and Gabourey Sidibe, who are not listed in the opening credits.
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FIAF Congress, Summer School and Digital-Born Film
[Official 72nd FIAF Congress program]
The 2016 Il Cinema Ritrovato festival was not the only filmic event in Bologna where EYE was present. Partially overlapping with the festival, the 7th FIAF Congress was held from June 22 – June 26. A great opportunity for the Cineteca Bologna to showcase its plans and ambitions, as an institution that joined the FIAF in 1989 and since then hosted the Congress in 1994. Moreover, it was host to the most recent FIAF summer school editions.
This might seem like a strain for interested archivists, curators and other parties to divide their time over all these interesting events, but it actually helps to combine important yearly film preservation events like these. They attract more or less the same audience, so when these events coincide, attendees can kill two birds with one stone. Moreover, seeing films, joining tours through the Cineteca's collections and the L'Immagine Ritrovata film lab, and theorizing at the same time can be inspiring. For Bologna and its Cineteca, it solidifies the city even further as an important site for film archiving and restoration.
The congress consists not only of the conference, but also involves a symposium with a specific theme on which case studies are presented. This year, the theme was 'New life for cinema's past'. This is a very broad theme, which makes for a broad set of case studies from the partaking institutions and experts. It not only forms a platform for case studies from archives all over the world, but moreover workshops are held and ideas and projects are being discussed for future cooperation between archives, institutions and independent experts. Not only were there presentations and discussions about the many FIAF members' restorations and changing workflows due to the expanding amount of born-digital films, EYE's director Sandra den Hamer gave a presentation on the newly built Collection Centre. Other presentations concerned for example the rise of historical theaters and of film heritage screenings at a time when general theaters seem to be closing. Another session was that of The Reel Thing, which is a semiannual event curated by founders Grover Crisp (Sony's Film Restoration & Digital Mastering) and Michael Friend (UCLA Film & Television Archive). EYE will be hosting The Reel Thing in the spring of 2017, more specifically from Sunday 28 to Tuesday 30 May. This follows up on the yearly EYE Collection Day on Saturday 27.
Besides the film festival and congress, FIAF's Summer School took place at the same time but went on after the festival, until July 15. This Summer School has been organized yearly by FIAF since 1973 and has been hosted by many FIAF members, from the Reichsarchiv in Berlin to George Eastman House in New York. The course consists of three steps: starting with an online theory course in May, then having hands-on theory lessons at the Cineteca and attending the festival as well as the congress.
[Photo by L'Immagine Ritrovata]
Then, after the festival wraps up, restoration classes took place at L'Immagine Ritrovata. Participants from all over the world are selected, but all have a background in film archiving, be it as working in institutions such as film archives or studying in this specific area. Also, scholarships by FIAF and ACE are granted to eight participants yearly in order to help them with the program's 3000 euro fee. This might be considered a high price, but with the extensive hands-on program and the involvement of many well-known archivists and technicians from the field, the Summer School is a steady vehicle of the training of new film archivists.
EYE's Film Conservation and Digital Access department was represented at this year's Summer School by head of the department Anne Gant. Not only did she give a glimpse into an interesting case study that is the management of born-digital films, but it was also a good opportunity to interest young film archivists in EYE's archive, museum, and the EYE Study for researching its collection. She made sure to not give a glamorous view of the life of an archivist, but rather show that it is often a matter of arranging, rearranging, conserving and maintaining objects: "only a small percentage of the items really get the big treatment of a full restoration" (Anne Gant, Summer School Presentation June 2016).
Moreover, the large EYE vaults in which over 210.000 cans are kept are really breathtaking, but it is the growing digital-born collection that needs our attention just as much. This especially since we are still figuring out what standards to use and how to process everything efficiently. Although born-digital films still make out a small portion of EYE's collection compared to the analog material, they require much work and the numbers are increasing at a fast pace:
1 born-digital film in 2009
88 born-digital films in 2011
125 born-digital films in 2016
This is not unique for EYE, and therefore other institutions and people like Anne Gant had to come up with digital workflows and plans to fit these into the collection more swiftly. Maybe more importantly, since EYE is to collect, protect as well as provide access to Dutch film heritage, criteria for filmmakers, distributors, producers and other people who submit their films to the archive are to be agreed upon so that the depositing runs smoothly. Dilemmas that were never there before, such as questions like: should I backup first, then harmonize/fix the data structure, and then back up again? Also, where before things could physically get lost because parts of a film were not put together on one shelve, now the problem gets more complicated if all metadata is not catalogued properly. This might be something often mistaken by people when thinking about digitization: it is not necessarily less labor-intensive.
In her presentation, Anne Gant stressed that archives, although new to the digital born issue, need to see this issue as an opportunity. The archives should skill their employees so that they can deploy not only a Steenbeck viewing table, but also a digital scanner and know how to cope with difficult file systems. Needless to say, with the collection that EYE has, it will always be important to have specialists in analog film restoration, and no one can be an expert in both that and digital processes. Also, at some point in time it will be hard to find people that still know how to restore analog film, so we have a duty as film archive to maintain and teach this craft.
Last but not least, as department of Film Conservation and Digital Access but also on an institutional level for EYE in general, new policies had to be developed. In this, we are working together with other film institutes since we are dealing with similar issues everywhere and benefit from each other's experiences. If you are interested in how this is voiced by EYE, see the 2014-2017 Collection Policy here.
[Both photos by EYE staff]Tag:FIAF, Bologna, Il Cinema Ritrovato, Cineteca de Bologna, restoration, L'Immagine Ritrovata, FIAF Summer School, born-digital film, collectie, collection, The Reel Thing, metadata, digitized, digitization, digitalisering, film labs, filmfestival
EYE and Il Cinema Ritrovato
[Official poster Il Cinema Ritrovato 2016]
It has been over two weeks since this year's Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna, Italy, came to an end. The screenings of films from EYE's collection were a great success, with the whole festival welcoming over 100.000 visitors, both with the enchanting screenings on the Piazza Maggiore as in the cinemas throughout the day. The setting for the festival and its well-known classics might lure one in at first, but the rich and varied program is what keeps both professionals and cinephiles coming back year after year.
The program 'Cento Anni Fa' (Hundred Years Ago 1916) is a yearly returning program that focuses on films that were released a century ago. With titles from the EYE archive such as Artiestenzomerfeest (NL) and Staalfabrieken Krupp (DE), the program with short films from the silent era not only portrays filmmaking during that time, but moreover life during WWI throughout the world.
In the program celebrating the 100th birthday of the Dada Movement, Bankroet Jazz (NL, 2006) was shown. This film – a co-production of EYE – is based on a film script that came to be known as the first script written in Dutch. It was written by Flemish poet Paul van Ostaijen between 1919 and 1921. Writing from Antwerp and Berlin about a worldwide crisis, the Dadaistic script combines both the chaotic Spartacist revolts in post-war Berlin as well as other tumultuous happenings of the time. The script filmed by Leo van Maaren in 2006, as a found-footage film of 45 minutes, using exclusively material from EYE's archive. In the light of the global political and financial crisis and particularly the Brexit, the film proved to be surprisingly topical.
[Piazetta Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bologna, photo by Lorenzo Burlando]
The carbon projections on the Piazetta Pier Paolo Pasolini, where the Cineteca's library is situated, were another noteworthy part of the program. In this projector type, a carbon arc (Dutch: booglamp) provides the light for the projection, which was a common practice between roughly 1900 and 1960. The true cinephile could often be found sitting on the cobbles (still smoldering from the Italian summer heat), enjoying not only what happens on screen, but maybe even more so the purring projector behind him.
[Lumière exhibition entrance, Palazzo Ronzani on background. Photo by me]
As Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi (EYE's Silent Film curator) mentioned in her blog before the festival started, the opening of the Lumière Brothers exhibition coincided with the festival. This elaborate exhibition can be visited until January 2017, and is housed below the main street of Bologna, right next to Piazza Maggiore. This exhibition is not only full of the Lumière brothers' inventions, but gives a peek into their family history as well as that of their family business.
Right next to this underground exhibition space stands a building with grandeur: Palazzo Ronzani. Facing the famous Gothic Palazzo Re Renzo, Palazzo Ronzani was constructed between 1913-1915. The basement of this building is currently being restored to its previous function: a theatre that seats 2000 people. Scheduled to open at Il Cinema Ritrovato's 2017 festival, this Cinema Modernissimo will mean an immense expansion of capacity. The underground exhibition space will be connected to this new cinema, being on the same level.
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As you can tell, the city of Bologna, though moderate in size, is interwoven with the festival and its visitors. This can be seen as remarkable since Bologna does not hold a special place in Italian film history. We have to explore the past 30 editions of the festival to understand how the city by now has become synonymous with presentation of archival films.
Starting out as one of several festivals focusing on archival discoveries and film preservation worldwide, Il Cinema Ritrovato was not immediately among the biggest players. Over the years, not only the festival but also its organizer, the Cineteca de Bologna, has become known throughout the world of film preservation. Starting out as a humble city archive, this is certainly praiseworthy. In this, Bologna's film lab L'Immagine Ritrovata has been of great influence too. Being one of the most acclaimed film labs worldwide, it has worked as a key player in restoring several films for Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Foundation. This non-profit foundation, founded by Scorsese in 2007, makes it its mission to "preserve and restore films from around the world, particularly those from countries which lack the financial or technical means to do so themselves" (source).
[Scan of 1998 program cover, EYE Collection]
For many years, EYE Filmmuseum (then the Netherlands Filmmuseum) was a major partner of the Cineteca in organizing the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival each year. This program book from the 1998 edition is an example of that. Both institutes benefited from their joint work on this project and gained international recognition during these years. EYE continues to be of great importance to the festival and vice versa, with Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi on its artistic committee, and many films from the EYE collection that are part of form the festival's program each year. To stay on top of what is going on in the field and meet with international colleagues, EYE's curators, archivists, restorers and other staff members attend Il Cinema Ritrovato yearly.
[Taken from Il Cinema Ritrovato program – 1995 edition, EYE Collection]
Peter von Bagh (artistic director of the festival from 2001 until his death in 2014) also played a defining role in the growth of the festival. As a Finnish filmmaker and critic, he worked almost exclusively with archival material (for more about this, see Olaf Müller's hommage). The 2015 edition of the festival opened officially with a grand gesture: a dedication to Von Bagh's memory by many friends from the field. Under the title of 'The 1000 eyes of Dr Von Bagh', they celebrated his life by exchanging personal memories. Also, Aki Kaurismäki, a friend of Von Bagh's, introduced his own film Le Mains as a tribute. In previous years, Von Bagh had unsuccessfully tried to get the film for the festival, giving the tribute a personal touch. Being witty though merciless when critiquing films, as an artistic director Von Bagh was first and foremost a cinephile who attracted other cinephiles to the festival. During this year's festival, a documentary by Tapio Piirainen about the man himself was shown, introducing Von Bagh as "the festival's forever best friend."
Another important influence on the festival and the Cineteca was Vittorio Martinelli (1926-2008). As a collector of Italian silent film and film historian, he worked tirelessly researching the Italian silect film history for his 21 volumes of Il cinema muto italiano (co-edited by Aldo Bernardini). Martinelli inspected many archives around Europe as well as in South America, Mexico and Russia and thereby contributing to the recovery and repatriation of hundreds of both Italian and other films. As a Napoletano, one of his ongoing projects was to find and preserve Naples' silent films. For EYE, Martinelli's help was particularly essential during the identification of the Desmet collection.
In his name, a fund within the Cineteca library has been set up to protect his rich collection of films, scripts, essays, stills, postcards and festival catalogs. More information on Martinelli, his work for Il Cinema Ritrovato and future projects carried out in his name, see this Cineteca page in Italian.
Based on these firm fundaments, today, Il Cinema Ritrovato has become perhaps the most important yearly event for the curators, archivists, preservationists, critics, historians, students and other film aficionados to come together. They attend the festival not only to discuss possible new projects that transcend local or national collaborations, but most importantly to celebrate cinema.
Many thanks to Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi for helping me with the research for this blog.
Tag:collectie, collection, filmfestival, Bologna, Il Cinema Ritrovato, Desmet Collectie, Desmet Collection, Peter Von Bagh, Vittorio Martinelli, Lumière, exhibition, tentoonstelling, carbon arc projection, cinephilia, Bankroet Jazz, Martin Scorsese, World Cinema Foundation, film labs


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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will observe the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 22 with two panels of civil rights experts discussing the landmark law.
Under the theme of "Celebrating the ADA: Looking Back, Moving Forward," ten speakers, including EEOC officials and authorities on disability law and practice, along with the complainant in a key EEOC disability rights case, will explore the "nuts and bolts of EEOC work" as well as the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which expanded the ADA's scope. The agency will also present awards to current and former EEOC Commissioners and staff who played key roles in the passage of the ADA, promulgation of regulations and guidance under the ADA, and enforcement of the ADA.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
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EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien
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Laura Hinton, National Outreach Coordinator, EEOC
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Jean Kamp, Associate Regional Attorney, EEOC Chicago District Office
James Hill, Charging Party in EEOC v. Extra Space Management Inc.
John Mosby and Marilyn Cain Gordon, Class Counsel in Glover v. United States Postal Service
The presentation will also be live-streamed on the agency's website.
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It turns out that inappropriate dinner conversation topics (i.e. Boogers, Vomit, Halitosis, Bloody Noses, Flatulence, B.O., Warts) actually make for an unusual and informative book of all things unmentionable. You'll find all the above and more in the newly published, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Gross Junior Edition.
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Gross Junior Edition by David Borgenicht,
Nathaniel Marunas, and Robin Epstein, illustrated by Chuck Gonzales; Chronicle Books (September 2010); ISBN 9780811875707; 128 pages
Book Source: Review copy from publisher
According to the book's introduction, "This guide has all the tips for how to survive the grossest of the gross situations that life poops out at you." Fair warning. This isn't the only time the subject of poo crops up in this book. And it's pretty hard not to laugh while reading about it. Even my mother-in-law, after first surveying the book with a glaring eye, burst out laughing with tears rolling down her face while reading the "Urine Says a Lot About You" and "Poopisms" sections. After all, it's true -- "Whether you cheer it or fear it, one thing's for certain: poop happens." Like it or not, kids (and some adults) find bodily functions and gross things, well, hilarious. And, I bet if they can get their hands on this little handbook, they'll read it cover to cover. While they are snickering they can learn a little along the way, too.
Just what kind of advice is in this book? Well, it covers a range of situations like How to Survive Bad Breath, How to Deal with a Spit Talker, How to Deal with a Gas Leak and How to Survive Lice. There's plenty of factual information mixed in with text that sounds like it comes straight from the middle grade diaries, a conversational tone sure to appeal to the intended audience. Comical blue and gray toned illustrations help put the matter into perspective. Here's an exclusive sneak peek straight from the publisher.
Honestly, it's pretty hard to keep a straight face reading this one. Definitely an entertaining Grossology 101. The back of the book even provides recipes for fake snot, fake puke, fake poop and fake blood. However, if you've outlawed the use of the word "fart" in your home, this probably isn't the book for your family. I'm not entirely sure, when the time comes, that I want my middle-grader repeating terms like "butt biscuits" and "wet fireworks" (though, I'm sure they hear far worse at school). But, I'll admit there's plenty to be learned from the book. Children might just pay heed to all those lessons on manners and cleanliness because they'll know exactly why, for instance, a dirty bathroom is not something to be taken lightly or they just might think twice about leaving that wad of gum under the desk. And, let me tell you, I wish I would have read the section on "How to Manage Your Cat's Hairballs" when I was in grade school. Maybe then I wouldn't have had to frantically phone my mom one summer during a babysitting job. The baby was fine, but I thought for sure the cat in that home was choking to death under my watch.
Lastly, back to the dinner conversations. The appendix lists some of the grossest human habits in history. Did you know that during the Middle Ages, diners used the tablecloth to wipe their hands and blow their noses? Yes, that is disgusting!
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